Amarone

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The rectangular dining room at this friendly restaurant, named after the powerful red wine from northeastern Italy, is bright and happy, suffused with the appetizing aromas of bread, herbs and olive oil. The centerpiece of the menu is a selection of fresh pastas with an ever-changing choice of sauces like strangolapreti ("priest stranglers"), fluffy twists of pasta served in a marinara sauce given a pleasantly bitter kick by broccoli rabe. — Eric Asimov

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